Which statement is supported by this cladogram?
(1 point)
Cows and mouse deer are more
• closely related than javelinas and pigs.
Toothed whales are more closely
• related to mouse deer than to hippopotamuses.
Javelinas and pigs are more closely
• related than baleen whales and toothed whales
• Hippopotamuses are more closely related to cows than to javelinas
Scientists can determine relatedness among organisms by comparing partial amino acid sequences. The table shows four partial amino acid sequences from four organisms.
Organism 1
SER LEU VAL GLU
Organism 2
LEU SER ASN VAL
Organism 3
ALA LEU SER GLU
Organism 4
THR LEU SER GLU
(1 point)
• Organism 1
• Organism 2
• Organism 3
• Organism 4
Based on this cladogram, which statement best describes relationships among millipede orders?
(1 point)
Stemmiulida is more closely related
• to Merocheta than Penicillata is to Merocheta.
Spirostreptida is more closely related
• to Glomerida than Sphaerotheriida is to Glomerida.
Polyzoniida is more closely related to Sioneridesrida than
Glomeridesmida.
Merocheta is more closely related to
• Glomeridesmida than Glomerida is to Glomeridesmida.